It depends on what your network security policy authorizes you to do. It also
depends on how far your management will back you up. I personally wouldn't just
ignore the traffic. If they're knocking on the door now, who's to say that they
might not find a way in tomorrow?
-Jon
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Henry [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 5:25 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Basic Admin Question
>
> I have found myself in charge of a firewall. I am familiar with the
> technical aspects of the firewall and security in general. What I don't
> know is what do you do about sites that are obviously snooping around and
> testing all the different ports on your system. Do you alert the sites
> about the activity? Do you ignore it since the firewall is denying access
> anyway?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
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